The evidence presented by the Attorney General’s Office allowed a judge to impose a prison sentence against José Leonel García who is accused of transporting large quantities of narcotics on Putumayo roads.
A prosecutor appointed to the Immediate Reaction Unit (Unidad de Reacción Inmediata URI) charged him with trafficking, manufacturing or possession of narcotics. Garcia did not plead guilty to the charges.
This person was arrested in fragrante by National Police and Army in a police checkpoint located in San Juan de Villalobos sector, road from Pitalito (Huila) to Mocoa (Putumayo), while he was traveling in a public transport van in alleged possession of 40 packages containing 40 kilos of marijuana.
Apparently, the narcotic was going to be delivered, rationed and sold in the center and south area of Valle del Guamuez (Putumayo).
The information contained in this press release corresponds to the narration of the objective news provided by the officials in charge of carrying out criminal investigations within the Office of the Attorney General. By the time this communication is disclosed, the legal status of the people mentioned is still pending to be resolved by the competent judicial authority, always under the presumption of innocence contemplated by Article 29 of the Political Constitution and Article 7 of Law 906 of 2004.